5-year contract with SIA Engineering Company to conduct engine washes

Lufthansa Technik AG signed its first comprehensive Cyclean® Engine Wash contract with SIA Engineering Company Limited (SIAEC) at the MRO Asia-Pacific in Singapore on 7 November. The long-term cooperation is set to last for five years.

With this contract, SIAEC will now clean the engine types of its major customers under Singapore Airlines Group with Cyclean® Engine Wash at Singapore-Changi Airport with. This includes the Rolls-Royce Trent 700, 800, 900, 1000 and XWB engines, the Pratt & Whitney PW4000 and General Electric GE90-115 for Singapore Airlines Limited and Scoot Tigerair Pte Ltd.

Mr. Foo Kean Shuh, Senior Vice President of Line Maintenance and Cabin Services of SIAEC, says: "Cyclean® Engine Wash from Lufthansa Technik is a product that has been proven to effectively and efficiently wash many types of engines, enabling SIAEC to create higher levels of productivity and operating efficiency. We are pleased to be able to offer this service to our airline customers, which will improve the performance of their engines."

"We are very proud to have convinced SIAEC and the entire Singapore Airlines Group of our Cyclean® Engine Wash technology. We are delighted about the long-term partnership with SIAEC and look forward to further expanding our presence in Southeast Asia in the future," says Mr. Gerald Steinhoff, Senior Vice President Asia Pacific at Lufthansa Technik.

Cyclean® Engine Wash is performed as part of maintenance work, in transit between two flights or overnight. It shortens conventional engine washing time by up to 80 percent and enables unrestricted execution not only in the hangar but everywhere at the airport. Cyclean® Engine Wash can be applied to all current engine types of the leading manufacturers General Electric, Rolls-Royce, Pratt & Whitney, CFMI and IAE. Since its market launch in 2007, more than 70 airline customers worldwide have decided on Cyclean® Engine Wash until today.